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Aaron Simpson
Aaron Simpson
8-2 · USA
VS
Mario Miranda
Mario Miranda
10-2 · BRA
March 26, 2011 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Middleweight · 3 rounds
185.0lb
Weigh-in
185.0lb
Aaron Simpson def. Mario Miranda by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Simpson22/293/803:47
Miranda4/40/000:50
R2
Simpson22/264/904:24
Miranda4/40/100:00
R3
Simpson15/203/904:28
Miranda6/70/100:20
Total
Simpson59/7510/26012:39
Miranda14/150/201:10

Scorecards

Simpson vs Miranda

RdChris LeeGlenn TrowbridgeTerry BoehlkeCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-810-9
R310-910-910-910-9
Total30-2730-2730-2630-27

Media (4 cards) · avg 3027 · 4 Simpson · 0 Miranda

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Simpson-Miranda.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
SimpsonWin probabilityMiranda
47.7%52.3%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
14%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 11.1 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Simpson, blue toward Miranda. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Simpson48%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO15%32%
Submission5%11%
Decision28%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1945)act 59
Takedowns1.5 (0.03.9)act 10
Miranda52%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%26%
Submission9%17%
Decision29%57%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1741)act 14
Takedowns0.8 (0.02.8)act 0
Combined totals~66 sig strikes~2.4 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R123%
R212%
R38%
Distance57%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.6%
Simpson
52.8%-116
Miranda
+11645.5%
Most takedownstie 23.2%
Simpson
51.3%-201
Miranda
+20125.5%
Significant strikes — over/under
Simpson
Expected: 34.4
34.5
Over 34.5
42.4%
+136
Under 34.5
57.6%
-136
04487
Miranda
Expected: 31.8
32
Over 32
41.0%
+139
Exactly 32
2.1%
push
Under 32
56.9%
-139
04080
Takedowns — over/under
Simpson
Expected: 1.5
1.5
Over 1.5
49.1%
+103
Under 1.5
50.9%
-103
035
Miranda
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
30.5%
+169
Exactly 1
18.1%
push
Under 1
51.4%
-169
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 11.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Simpson47.7%65.1%−17.4-210
Miranda52.3%34.9%+17.4+175

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
62.2Striking67.2
Miranda +5.0
66.4Grappling40.7
Simpson +25.7
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
SimpsonMiranda
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1533
Pound-for-pound
1517
1533
Divisional
1517
1503
Striking offense
1495
1506
Striking defense
1505
1532
Grappling offense
1535
1527
Grappling defense
1537
Physical
36 yrs
Age
31 yrs
6'0"
Height
6'3"
73"
Reach
74"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
3.53
Strikes landed / min
2.49
43%
Strike accuracy
50%
3.85
Strikes absorbed / min
1.69
57%
Strike defense
49%
Grappling (UFC career)
4.22
Takedowns / 15 min
1.56
42%
Takedown accuracy
100%
80%
Takedown defense
29%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
60%
UFC win rate
33%
-2
Win/loss streak
-1
60%
Last-5 win rate
33%
67%
Finish rate
100%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
210
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Aaron Simpson
  • LMark MunozU-DEC R3
    Close +1154mo before
  • LChris LebenKO/TKO R2
    Close -3109mo before
  • WTom LawlorS-DEC R3
    Close -2951y 2mo before
  • WEd HermanKO/TKO R2
    Close -1191y 7mo before
  • WTim McKenzieKO/TKO R1
    Close -2032y before
Mario Miranda
  • LDemian MaiaU-DEC R3
    Close +1907mo before
  • WDavid LoiseauKO/TKO R2
    Close -2459mo before
  • LGerald HarrisKO/TKO R1
    Close +1351y before
Simpson — win / loss by method
Record: 8-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
6 wins, 1 loss
W
75% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
13% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
1 win, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
3win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (67%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (33%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
5win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (80%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (20%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Miranda — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
3 wins, 0 losses
W
30% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 1 loss
W
20% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 1
Non-UFC
9win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (44%)KO/TKO() 0
3 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (22%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Simpson
Miranda
5
UFC fights
3
46.2 min · 9.2 avg
Octagon time
28.9 min · 9.6 avg
26y 3m
Career length
19y 4m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Simpson
Miranda
62W–22L · 73.8%
Overall
46W–13L · 78.0%
35W–13L · 72.9%
Wins
19W–9L · 67.9%
27W–9L · 75.0%
Losses
27W–4L · 87.1%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Simpson
Miranda
3W–0L · 100.0%
Overall
26W–4L · 86.7%
3W–0L · 100.0%
Wins
26W–4L · 86.7%
0W–0L
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Simpson
Miranda
4.39
Landed / min
3.05
31.4%
Accuracy
35.9%
68.2%
Defense
61.8%
0.65
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
35.0%
Time at distance
26.0%
Grappling & control
Simpson
Miranda
4.22
Takedowns / 15 min
1.56
41.9%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
80.0%
Takedown defense
28.6%
0.32
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
71.3%
Control share
46.8%
Strike target map
Simpson
  • Head63%(103)div 64%
  • Body27%(44)div 20%
  • Legs10%(16)div 17%
Miranda
  • Head67%(48)div 64%
  • Body13%(9)div 20%
  • Legs21%(15)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Aaron Simpson
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Mario Miranda
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.